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FR 005. Fraternal postcards

 Record Group
Identifier: FR 005

Found in 494 Collections and/or Records:

Fort Collins Lodge, No. 804, parade float postcard, 1901-1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-004
Scope and Contents

Real photograph postcard of a decorated float with an Elk on a platform that reads "Fort Collins B04 BPOE."

Dates: 1901-1907

Order of Elks informational postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-005
Scope and Contents

Paperstock postcard on which the history of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks and Columbus Lodge, No. 37, is printed

Dates: 1915-1930

Elks Arch of Honor in Dallas, Texas, postcard, 1908 July

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-006
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the Elks Arch of Honor on East Main Street in Dallas, Texas. The arch reads "Welcome Elkdom" with a clock in the middle that is on 11. The arch is created with 4 supporting pillars, supporting an openwork dome, capped with an elk statue. The caption reads "Elks Arch of Honor Looking East on Main Street"/"Dallas, Texas. July 1908".

Dates: 1908 July

Castle Hall of Commencement Lodge, No. 7, Knights of Pythias, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-007
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the interior of the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall in Tacoma, Washington.

Dates: 1907-1914

Foresters of America postcard, 1908

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-008
Scope and Contents

Color lithograph postcard of two men dressed as hungers with bows and arrows aimed at a deer in the woods. The symbol of the Foresters of America is the on the left of the card.

Dates: circa 1908

Independent Order of Vikings postcard, 1909

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1993-080-003

Woman with an egg and an Elk head postcard, 1906

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-001
Scope and Contents

Real photograph postcard with woman standing next to an Elk head. The woman is holding an egg and is in front of a clock that reads 11 with B.P.O.E above it. The text at the bottom of the photo reads "Is it good or bad?"

Dates: 1906

Elks Temple in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-123-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks temple in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The building is constructed of brick with a white stone trim. The windows on the third story are circular. There is an engraving on the top of the building that reads "B.P.O.E temple."

Dates: 1915-1930

Tadmore, No. 77, postcard, circa 1913

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1994-079-009
Scope and Contents

Three women sitting on a bench, holding small flags, wearing ribbons, and fezzes that say "Tadmore, 77". One flag says "Annual picnic". The fraternal organization affiliation of Tadmore, 77, and the pictured women is unclear.

Dates: circa 1913

Eleven o'clock postcard, circa 1909

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-094-005
Scope and Contents

Postcard depicts a man and woman embracing inbetween the antlers of an elk, with the seal of the Elks and phrase "Eleven O Clock" below.

Dates: circa 1909